Japanese symbol for “excesses”

不節制

ふせっせい

Romaji: fusessei

intemperance; excesses

In Japanese, excesses is 不節制, read ふせっせい (fusessei).

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Meanings

n intemperance; excesses

Kanji and stroke order

不

negative, non-, bad

on: フ、ブ

4 strokes · JLPT 3

節

node, season, period

on: セツ、セチ
kun: ふし、-ぶし、のっと

13 strokes · JLPT 2

制

system, law, rule

on: セイ

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
不明	ふめい fumei	unclear; obscure; indistinct
不安	ふあん fuan	anxiety; uneasiness; worry
不足	ふそく fusoku	insufficiency; deficiency; shortage
不満	ふまん fuman	dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
不可能	ふかのう fukanou	impossible
不思議	ふしぎ fushigi	wonderful; marvelous; strange
季節	きせつ kisetsu	season; time of year
節約	せつやく setsuyaku	saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
制度	せいど seido	system; institution; organization

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.